C-130 Support

As platforms age, OEM support for sustainment diminishes and end-users tasked with maintaining operational readiness are faced with critical supply
chain deficits.
Kellstrom Defense offers its military customer base legacy aircraft solutions that
address these shortfalls. We are a global provider of comprehensive support for U.S.
manufactured legacy defense platforms including fighters, transports,
patrol aircraft
and helicopters.

Kellstrom Defense is a stocking distributor of US DOD and OEM approved/Hologram components.
Agreements with key industry partners to support this platform, including OEM’s and manufacturers, play a vital role in the company’s commitment to its “Total Support” approach to legacy platform sustainment. Kellstrom Defense has identified the major C-130 distribution channel deficits and partnered with providers to bridge that gap. We collaborate with OEM’s, manufacturers and Customers to establish a formula for the optimum balance between pricing and availability. Distribution agreements include but are not limited to:

Repair Management: Leveraging In-house Capabilities and Qualified Network of Resources
With a dedicated group of experts having a combined experience of over 70 years in the aviation industry, we have established strategic alliances with Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) service centers around the world to offer a full spectrum of repair capabilities to our customers. There are numerous advantages associated with a single point repair management solution: Single Point of Contact, Regulatory Administration, Finance Administration, Warranty Management and Economies of Scale.

We team with Lockheed Martin approved sources to offer a number of engineering & manufacturing solutions designed to reduce traditional replacement costs and lead times of aging airframe components.
Our experience on the C-130 platform encompasses both knowledge and capability across many of the airframe elements of the aircraft including the manufacture of numerous airframe components. This has afforded us substantial experience working within the parameters of the OEM’s quality and technical documentation, and enabled us to provide solutions for challenges unique to the C-130’s lifecycle.

In an effort to offer maximum benefits from our “Total Support” business model, we work with our Customers to establish short and long term program packages customized to specific sustainment requirements and budget limitations. Current programs include:

Honeywell's Engine Starter Control Valve is a fit, form and function replacement with numerous design benefits including increased reliability, reduced cost of ownership, and fast and easy maintenance.

The Meggitt Flap Drive Jackscrew is a USAF approved/qualified replacement for the Original Equipment. It offers improved operational characteristics, longer service life and a reduced cost of ownership.